TRE Certificate Program

The Rambling Epicure Certificate Program is for individual writers who desire, over six weeks, a powerful alliance with their teachers. For many, instruction + accountability = the fast route to success. You will graduate with an education you can use, insight into your best options, and a plan. We don’t do overkill around here. We go for the sweet spot. Yes, there is homework — how otherwise would we nurture your talent? Curated course materials, that you will enjoy rather than resent, are provided.

We offer the program in two modes.

Mode I is a voyage of discovery into the scope of your own gifts. You will drop some baggage, and set new goals. Have you noticed that the definition of “food writer” keeps expanding? It’s no longer about a great dinner in Paris, or a fascinating trip to a place where unfamiliar foodways rule. It’s a demanding role, requiring culinary literacy and a broadening base of knowledge. What do you need to know to develop your authority in this field? If you’ve read inert food writing by people who lack the descriptive or analytic skills they need for the job, then we’re betting you’ve sworn you’ll do better than that. Mode I is about eliminating those disadvantages from your writing life, forever, and about wisely choosing your next steps.

Duration: 6 weeks, including a 1-hour phone call each week, email as needed, reading and writing assignments. Count on a 3 to 4 hour commitment of time, each week, from both yourself and from us. If you put in more time than this, we will reward and applaud you!

Mode II is for focusing intently on creating or upgrading a body of work, and learning how to be competitive in your chosen niche. Mode II is for writers at all levels who are prepared to make a strong commitment to food writing. Perhaps you are a fluent writer in another field, and you would like to bring to your food writing the skills and background you already possess. But, it’s not easy switching gears or transitioning your brand. You may need an ally to attend swiftly and successfully to these career shift issues. If writing is a second career for you — and for many, it is — you may want to save the time it takes to make a lot of false starts. With Mode II, you will need more writing time than in Mode I, and you will leave with some great stuff to shop around.

Duration: 6 weeks, including a 1-hour phone call each week, email as needed, reading and writing assignments. Count on a 3 to 4 hour commitment of time, each week, from both yourself and from us. If you put in more time than this, we will reward and applaud you!

We recommend Mode II for any writer who has already made a good beginning, and Mode I for any writer who is set on making a good beginning. You might greatly benefit from both, and if you decide on this option, we are pleased to offer you a 10% discount.

Because our certificate program is proprietary, our process unique, and our services highly customized to the individual writers whom we serve, we do not publish full details of the program. If you have a strong interest in the TRE Certificate Program, we invite you to tell us about yourself, using the form below. Ask us what you need to know to make a decision to enroll. We’ll make our best recommendations based on your needs. We look forward to hearing from you.

To talk about how the program would work for you, contact us, and tell us a bit about yourself. We’ll schedule some complimentary phone time with you.

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